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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a delegation led by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who is in Yerevan on an official visit.
Prime Minister Pashinyan welcomed Minister Araghchi’s visit, wishing him success in his new role and expressing gratitude for his contributions to the consistent development of Armenia-Iran relations during the previous period.
Pashinyan emphasized that cooperation between the two countries is successfully progressing, with one of its key factors being the mutual trust that has been established. He also noted that the relationship between Armenia and Iran is based on natural interests, which provides a solid foundation and guarantee for the further development and expansion of ties.
Seyed Abbas Araghchi thanked Prime Minister Pashinyan for the warm reception and conveyed greetings from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. He highlighted that Armenia and Iran’s relations are rooted in historical, economic, and cultural ties, and that they hold strategic importance. According to Araghchi, recent developments emphasize the increasing importance of bilateral cooperation.
Araghchi also reaffirmed Iran's continued support for Armenia’s territorial integrity and stressed the importance of respecting the inviolability of borders in the region.
The discussions also covered the implementation of new projects in the fields of economy, infrastructure, and energy between Armenia and Iran. The organization of high-level bilateral visits was also prioritized.
Prime Minister Pashinyan reaffirmed the Armenian government’s commitment to consistently advancing the peace agenda. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi expressed Iran's support for the signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, stating that it would contribute to ensuring stability in the region.
Finally, Prime Minister Pashinyan requested that his warm greetings be conveyed to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Australian counterterrorism authorities are examining the links of the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to take control of a flydubai flight bound for Israel. Authorities in New Zealand have also said they are investigating reports the suspect had spent time in that country.
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential election later this month, after he exceeded expectations in Sunday's first-round vote with a slight lead over the incumbent.
Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), appointed as acting oil minister, according to Iranian state media.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project could become a cornerstone of economic transformation in Armenia and the wider region, while boosting investment and regional connectivty.
Central Asian countries are strengthening sanitary and quarantine controls amid the situation in Russia’s Irkutsk region. Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have introduced preventive measures following the death of an employee of a plague research institute in the city of Shelekhov.
Kazakhstan’s former navy chief, Kanat Niyazbekov, has been arrested after 14 servicemen died during military exercises in the Caspian Sea in September, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing law enforcement authorities.
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye on Monday agreed at an emergency meeting in Riyadh to put their Mecca Joint Defence Agreement into practical effect, deciding to deploy agreed military forces and capabilities rapidly to the kingdom as Houthi attacks and a Saudi-backed offensive in Yemen continue.
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